East Carolina

[Mcginnjw]

This team can play and win in any style of game.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

44-6 last 2 seasons in regular season.

 

[Jon Rycek]

This is the quietest I have ever seen this place lol

 

[jacobkdoyle]

https://youtu.be/2zfw_CTyPKs

 

[waterhead]

This is the quietest I have ever seen this place lol

Fans and players were flat. I kind of expected that. I think Temple will be a different story.

Cane continues to provide a spark. Not sure we can call it a spark anymore...the difference is night and day.

 

[WAITE HOYT 2]

Was at the game today a few observations.

1. Brooks really is not bad offensively. Show nice touch around the basket. If he continues to get minutes and improve I don't think it will be the doom and gloom situation some believe with Washington leaving.

2. Jacob needs to tighten up his ball handling.

3. Gary misses a lot of shots very close to the rim

 

[skylinecat]

I thought Nsoseme didn't speak good English? I clearly heard a "Gimme that sh*t" on a block. Lol. I have no idea what to make of him.

I know it’s the old back-up QB syndrome but damn it if I don’t love the kid. He’s gonna average 8 blocks a game as a senior. He had 5 rebounds and 3 blocks in 4 minutes today.

 

[juckerrules]

Was at the game today a few observations.

1. Brooks really is not bad offensively. Show nice touch around the basket. If he continues to get minutes and improve I don't think it will be the doom and gloom situation some believe with Washington leaving.

2. Jacob needs to tighten up his ball handling.

3. Gary misses a lot of shots very close to the rim

Totally agree with this post parts 2 & 3
Jacob is not, repeat not an NBA quality guard when it comes to top notch handles or driving to the hoop - he needs to be back for his senior year to polish those skills

Gary still jacks around a little too much under the basket, although he is improving that - just go up and dunk the MF basketball!

Brooks is getting better..I still think Kyle is worlds better, at least on the offensive end

 

[WAITE HOYT 2]

Totally agree with this post parts 2 & 3
Jacob is not, repeat not an NBA quality guard when it comes to top notch handles or driving to the hoop - he needs to be back for his senior year to polish those skills

Gary still jacks around a little too much under the basket, although he is improving that - just go up and dunk the MF basketball!

Brooks is getting better..I still think Kyle is worlds better, at least on the offensive end

I don't disagree that Kyle at this point is much better but I saw a couple of things from Brooks I hadn't seen watching on TV. He has nice foot work and his back to the basket game is coming along. He made a right hand hook today and a left handed one. He also has a soft touch with a not bad looking jumper. He has some game starting to show up on the offensive end.

 

[ZCat]

Sounds like we'll see Diarra today.

Post game Mick said he was nicked up or sick - can't remember. But he spoke highly of him.

Edit
- wlw just played part of The post game - it was injury.

 

[ZCat]

I'm just wondering... is this where broome starts getting his minutes. Jenifer has barely played

Post game Mick mentioned
- obviously Cane was the one whom played better today. It was just a phrase, but made me feel like this is not a turning point, but if Cane keeps doing 6 asst 0 to he will continue to get more PT.

 

[Jon Rycek]

Post game Mick mentioned
- obviously Cane was the one whom played better today. It was just a phrase, but made me feel like this is not a turning point, but if Cane keeps doing 6 asst 0 to he will continue to get more PT.

Yeah, he is a coach though. Still gotta kee his players happy. But he has to see we are better with him in

 

[jacobkdoyle]

I know it’s the old back-up QB syndrome but damn it if I don’t love the kid. He’s gonna average 8 blocks a game as a senior. He had 5 rebounds and 3 blocks in 4 minutes today.

Haha he's so fun to watch when he's in. He could accidentally elbow someone in the head at any time.

 

[justinhub2003]

Jesus Christ.

If you want to go get your blood boiling, go visit the ECU game thread on Reddit.

So many unhappy bearcats fans. All for the stupidest reasons.

I mean I was at the game, and I didn't have an ounce of panic.


I really think old school UC fans come out of the woodwork when UC is about to return to the top 10 just to voice how bad Cronin is compared to hugs and they almost don't want UC to succeed because they want to be right.

At least thats the vibe I get.


I haven't posted about the game, but I thought this game was never in doubt, and that UC played some not so good defense so they could focus on the offensive end and they deserve it. We didn't lose and we got to play pretty lose for a half and then tighten it up at the half.

 

[WAITE HOYT 2]

Jesus Christ.

If you want to go get your blood boiling, go visit the ECU game thread on Reddit.

So many unhappy bearcats fans. All for the stupidest reasons.

I mean I was at the game, and I didn't have an ounce of panic.


I really think old school UC fans come out of the woodwork when UC is about to return to the top 10 just to voice how bad Cronin is compared to hugs and they almost don't want UC to succeed because they want to be right.

At least thats the vibe I get.


I haven't posted about the game, but I thought this game was never in doubt, and that UC played some not so good defense so they could focus on the offensive end and they deserve it. We didn't lose and we got to play pretty lose for a half and then tighten it up at the half.

Could careless. Mick isn't going anywhere.

 

[Alum2013]

Jesus Christ.

If you want to go get your blood boiling, go visit the ECU game thread on Reddit.

So many unhappy bearcats fans. All for the stupidest reasons.

I mean I was at the game, and I didn't have an ounce of panic.


I really think old school UC fans come out of the woodwork when UC is about to return to the top 10 just to voice how bad Cronin is compared to hugs and they almost don't want UC to succeed because they want to be right.

At least thats the vibe I get.


I haven't posted about the game, but I thought this game was never in doubt, and that UC played some not so good defense so they could focus on the offensive end and they deserve it. We didn't lose and we got to play pretty lose for a half and then tighten it up at the half.

I don't think we played great in the first half but like you I never thought the game was in doubt. Unless it's Xavier,a guy going 5 for 5 is going to come back to earth in the second half and that was alot of their offense of the first half.

That said, we were playing ECU and it has now become a trend for us to play poor until Broome starts getting his playing time. That is 100% on coaching and something I feel is valid for people to complain about. Against good teams we can't continue to play slow and bad the first 5-10min...see Xavier game.

 

[Lawrugby]

Jesus Christ.

If you want to go get your blood boiling, go visit the ECU game thread on Reddit.

So many unhappy bearcats fans. All for the stupidest reasons.

I mean I was at the game, and I didn't have an ounce of panic.


I really think old school UC fans come out of the woodwork when UC is about to return to the top 10 just to voice how bad Cronin is compared to hugs and they almost don't want UC to succeed because they want to be right.

At least thats the vibe I get.


I haven't posted about the game, but I thought this game was never in doubt, and that UC played some not so good defense so they could focus on the offensive end and they deserve it. We didn't lose and we got to play pretty lose for a half and then tighten it up at the half.

I am surprised if there are still people living in that morass. I love Hugg’s but he is long gone. I was bitter for a while but we have moved on. We are a different program and I accept it as it is and hope for the best. Right now I am concerned that we are going to go into the tournament prepared to play at the level of our conference but that will not be good enough. It is like Gary said, when we played X our D was not calibrated to its level so we got beat. Not that we can’t play at that level but just aren’t. Hope for a good draw.

 

[justinhub2003]

I am surprised if there are still people living in that morass. I love Hugg’s but he is long gone. I was bitter for a while but we have moved on. We are a different program and I accept it as it is and hope for the best. Right now I am concerned that we are going to go into the tournament prepared to play at the level of our conference but that will not be good enough. It is like Gary said, when we played X our D was not calibrated to its level so we got beat. Not that we can’t play at that level but just aren’t. Hope for a good draw.

UC made a concerted effort to be better defensively after the Xavier game.

IF we played Xavier today on a neutral court, I'd feel pretty good about that matchup.

And I actually take nothing from that Xavier loss except that we suck at Cintas. We haven't played like that since.

 

[justinhub2003]

I honestly am not worried about how well we start a game. Its a completely irrelevant stat for this team.

Once UC gets the lead, they keep it.

Playing from behind ignites and wakes this team up.

We've won 10 in a row including 2 Tier 1 road wins. I'm not changing anything until something breaks.

Right now, Canes punch off the bench is more than the defense can handle and its a second gear they dont have

 

[jacobkdoyle]

Did anyone mention T Moore coming in and getting after it on d then diving for the ball and hitting the floor a bunch of times bc he was so jacked up? I love it. That's what it's all about. It's awesome having a player like that as a FR. Similar to Broome bringing energy off the bench, Moore can do it to in a number of ways. Really excited about him and glad we have a personality like that on the team for years to come. Fan favorite. I can already see him getting the crowd in a frenzy in the new arena after plays like that in a couple years.